Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux explained

Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux is a live album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1973 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review states "This is one of the better late-period Gene Ammons records".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) - 7:20
2. "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 8:13
3. "New Sonny's Blues" (Sonny Stitt) - 7:23
4. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 5:32
5. "'Treux Bleu" (Gene Ammons) - 16:57

Personnel

• • Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone Hampton Hawes - piano, electric piano
• Bob Cranshaw - electric bass
• Kenny Clarke - drums
• Kenneth Nash - congas

On 'Treux Blue only add:

• Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone
• Nat Adderley - cornet
• Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/gene-ammons/catalog/#prestige-p-10078 Gene Ammons discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 19, 2012